Ford Ball Gum Machine


 

Information

  aw item number:  1999.029
  manufacturer:  Ford Gum & Machine Company Incorporated.  Lockport, NY
  model:  1¢ Vendor
  serial number:  3694
  date manufactured:  1935

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  size:  7.75”L x 11.75“H x 7.75“W
weight:  6 lbs.
color:  Red & chrome   composition:  Metal & glass
acquisition date:  1999   status:  Collection

description:  A penny operated counter top ball gum machine. A solid glass globe with a flat top rest with the opening at the bottom, on top of a red painted metal body base.  Attached to this base is a slug rejecting, chrome coin accepter. 

information: This 1935 Ford gumball machine featured a specialized slug rejecter, which made this machine better than many others.

accessories:  Lock and key.

Enes, Bill.  Silent Salesmen.  Enes Publishing, 1987.


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